Weeping environmentalists can thank China. General Motors had planned to sell the brand to the Chinese Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., but the $150 million deal fell through. General Motors confirmed in a statement Wednesday that there’s nothing more it can do, and it’s shutting down the brand.

The Hummer had quite a ride. It had its heyday in the ’90s. Then came the Prius. The gas price hike. The recession. The implosion of General Motors reduced it to a heavy — and I mean heavy burden.

Here’s the statement from GM:

DETROIT – General Motors today announced that Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co., Ltd. (Tengzhong) was unable to complete the acquisition of HUMMER. As a result, GM will begin the orderly wind-down of the HUMMER operations.

“One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest HUMMER, as part of focusing our efforts on Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac going forward. We have since considered a number of possibilities for HUMMER along the way, and we are disappointed that the deal with Tengzhong could not be completed,” said John Smith GM vice president of corporate planning and alliances. “GM will now work closely with HUMMER employees, dealers and suppliers to wind down the business in an orderly and responsible manner.”

GM will continue to honor HUMMER warranties, while providing service support and spare parts to current HUMMER owners around the world.